Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

RTX • Cedar Rapids, IA

4d • $37,000 - $82,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Software Engineering Intern will work onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in an adaptive, engaging environment supporting defense systems. The role involves requirements analysis and decomposition, architecture synthesis, and the design, development, testing, and delivery of high-quality, mission-critical software. Projects may include flight display software applications, flight management systems, datalink emulation, and other mission-critical software. The intern will collaborate with software engineers, scrum masters, product owners, software architects, and other teams.

Requirements

• Be actively pursuing a bachelor's or advanced degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field and remain enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
• Have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the internship/co-op session.
• Have training or education in Java, C/C++, and Python.
• Be proficient in Jira, Git, and Visual Studio Code for software development, version control, issue tracking, and collaboration.
• Be a U.S. citizen, as U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.
• Have an active and existing U.S. government security clearance after day one.

Nice To Haves

• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance.
• Education in Rust and Java programming languages.
• Education in requirements analysis, decomposition, and derivation.
• Education in UML, SysML, or other MBSE tools, and understanding of MBSE theory.
• Education in object-oriented development and ability to understand complex software designs based on customer requirements.
• Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop software features.
• Write verification tests and test code.
• Lead peer reviews of code.
• Support software integration onto platform hardware.
• Support requirements decomposition and derivation to produce software requirements.
• Collaborate with software engineers, scrum masters, product owners, software architects, and other teams.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern